We had some dead money on the payroll and you had some good young cheap talent that won't stay that way long. It's just baseball economics and it's just temporary.
It is pretty funny for a Yankee fan to play the payroll card though.
Cora's not a genius for playing Kinsler and Nunez. But he does generally have sound reasons for what he does. That's about all you can ask from a manager.
OK let's fix this.
2004
Scored 10 runs in Game 7 of ALCS
Scored 11 runs in Game 1 of WS
2007
Scored 12 runs in Game 6 of ALCS
Scored 11 runs in Game 7 of ALCS
Scored 13 runs in Game 1 of WS
Fixed!